Sunday, November 11, 2012

SIGN PAINTERS


I TOTALLY DIG THIS NEW BOOK FROM PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS. MY DAD WAS AN OLD SCHOOL SIGN PAINTER WHO LETTERED SHOW CARDS, WINDOWS, FIRE TRUCKS AND RACE CARS (AND PIN STRIPED AND GOLD LEAFED THEM AS WELL) I WISH HIS SKILLS (AND ARCHIVE) WERE STILL AROUND FOR ME TO ENJOY. HE WOULD HAVE EASILY FIT INTO THE PAGES OF THIS BOOK.



1 comment:

randall said...

One of my brothers is a sign painter. I smell a holiday gift for him. The world lost a lot when vinyl printed signs became the norm.